François-Xavier Bouton is Clarinet Professor at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Joue´-Le`s-Tours (Indre et Loire). He holds the CA teaching diploma. He has been with the Orchestre de Chambre de la Nouvelle Aquitaine since 1991. He is also a member of Atmusica (a contemporary music ensemble), Ne´pomuk (a wind octet), A` vents premie`re (a sextet wind quintet and piano) and the Musical Director of the F.J.L. Big Band (a long standing band of fifteen jazz loving musicians).